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mess1

/mes/ (pl messes)

Translation

n [c, u]
(en un lugar)
desorden
What a mess!
¡Qué desorden!
caos
entrevero amér. col.
(en una situación)
enredo
lío
desastre
His life is a mess
Su vida es un desastre
porquería
to make a mess of sth
arruinar algo
echar a perder algo
desordenar algo
(Definition of mess n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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